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@G3750  George - correct the grids are 6 inches square. 

I tend to build sample segments and place them in the space to see how they might fit. The ladders are something I built a while ago to get an idea of the space they consume. Maybe I misunderstand the terminology, but I thought a double ladder is not much more than two ladders next to each other connected somewhere up-rail?  Like what I have drawn.  I do not think the drawing above is workable. There have been several requests to help on planning a layout, where the wants could not possibly match the space. When I find "wants" that cannot fit a space, I put them into the "dream" category and see what "wants" I can realistically obtain.

For now all I have is the rough space with the actual layout to-be-determined.  I presume the passenger yard and a main freight yard and engine storage will be at the lowest level. The main level will hold the industries and perhaps a second level will provide interest with crossovers and tunnels and scenic details.  So layout configuration is at this point open game.

I was really hesitant to post any track plan, but thought it might be helpful for those trying to figure out what their "planned" layout might look like and what is attainable given a space. My tendency is to build a base, slap down track and see how it goes. From the iterations with TPRR, I know, while that method is quick, did not get me where I wanted to go. I ended up buying track planning software (SCARM) to figure out possibilities to get TPRR to the plan it is today.  So I have become an advocate of using track planning software.

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